2005
Dates indicate quarter in which success story was received.
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter

October - December

Child Care That Works

• Rosenboom's Success Story - Rhonda Rosenboom

Family Policy That Works

• Clark Success Story - Cheryl Clark

Money For Life

• Hands-On Banking Classes - Phyllis Zalenski, Amy Fuglestad Nahnsen, and Teresa Perry
• Partnership = Success for High School Financial Planning Program - Susan McDonnell
• "Understanding Credit Reports" Classes - Phyllis Zalenski
• Education Assists with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Decisions - Barb Wollan
• Understanding Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - Joyce Lash

Nutrition: Choices for Health

• Quick and Healthy Foods at Home (A Workshop for African-Americans) - Myra Royal
• Nutrition Education and Literacy Project - Patricia Steiner
• Eat Well-Be Well, Hispanic Nutrition Series - Paulelda Gilbert
• MyPyramid - Susan Uthoff
• Food Security in Black Hawk County - Jill Weber

Strengthening Family Relationships

July - September

Child Care That Works

• Improving Child Care Quality - Mary Crooks
• ITERS-R Self-Assessment Training Addresses Quality Infant/Toddler Child Care in Scott County - Wendy Peterson
• Success Story - Rhonda Rosenboom
• Child Care That Works - Neil Wubben
• Safe Outdoor Play Equipment and Surfacing (Workshop One) and Creative Alternatives for Safe Outdoor Play (Workshop Two) - Mary Hughes

Family Policy That Works

Housing

• I-HOEP Homebuyer Education Classes - Cheryl Heronemus

Money For Life

• Tools and Techniques for Counselors - Phyllis Zalenski
• Tracking Spending and A Spending Plan Finds Extra Money - Margaret VanGinkel
• Money Talks: A Financial Guide for Women - Ruth Freeman
• High School Financial Planning Program Becomes Required Course - Ellen Spurlock
• Financial Information for Women - Sue Henderson
• Financial Resources for Counselors - Mary Beth Kaufman

Nutrition: Choices for Health

• Nutrición en Español: Nutrition Education for Spanish-speaking Families - Patricia Steiner and Shirlee Werner
• Updated Lighten Up Iowa - Paulelda Gilbert
• New Dietary Guidelines and New Food Pyramid - Paulelda Gilbert
• Los Chicas - Jill Weber
• Nutritional Health Partnerships - Regina Lloyd
• Pressure Canner Testing - Susan Uthoff
• Nutrition for Everyday Living (A Workshop for African-American Women) - Myra Royal
• Experienced and Inexperienced Food Managers Benefit from Food Safety Training - Patricia Anderson
• Providing Safe Food to Consumers - Barbara Anderson and Patricia Steiner
• Winneshiek County Nutrition & Fitness Program in the Parochial Schools - Brenda Ranum
• Connecting with Food Industry to Promote Nutrition Education - Fran Passmore
• Parents Learn to Help Children “Explore” New Foods - Patricia Anderson
• Success Story - Managing Diabetes - Leroy Jensen
• The Competitive Edge - Nancy Clark
• Seeing is Believing...Tasting is Believing - Denise Wyland
• A Garden on the Move - Forging New Partnerships - Denise Wyland
• PBS-Expanded School Effort - Jan Temple
• Nutrition and Health for Lucas County Nest - Pat Swartzlander
• Food Safety Success Story - Jan Temple
• Jesse Cosby Community Youth Garden - Jill Weber
• Hispanic NEST Success Story - Lizmelia Ortiz
• Healthy, Safe Meals - Vera Stokes
• Family Support Services Project - Vera Stokes
• 2005 Success Story - Ann Smith

Strengthening Family Relationships

• Strengthening Families Program in Butler and Grundy Counties - Staff involved: Patrick Derdzinski, Bill Arndorfer, Donna Andrusyk
• Agency Collaboration Results in Family-Friendly Parent Education for Parents of Young Children - Donna Andrusyk
• Partnering with Parents - Staff Involved: Eugenia Hanlon, Rhonda Rosenboom, Renee Sweers
• Strengthening Families - Madelyn Ridgeway
• Establishing Partnership to Engage Minority and Culturally Diverse Audiences Beverly Berna and Tara Nelson, AmeriCorp VISTA
• Dubuque Multicultural Family Center - Nancy Everman
• Women in Denim - Rhonda Christensen
• Worth County Extension Strengthening Families - Dennis Johnson
• Success Story Program Year 2005-2006 - Mary Hughes
• Growing Strong Families - Kim Brantner
• Partnering with Parents Institute, Walking the Journey Together - Donald Donald, Kim Greder, Anthony Santiago, Heidi Bell, Sharon Wasteney, Pat Swartzlander, Pat Anderson, Kim Brantner, Mary Hughes, Lesia Oesterreich, Joyce Lash
• Growing Strong Families Program, Page County - Brenda Lisle
• Page County - Heidi Carter

April - June

Child Care That Works

• Child Care Providers Receive Training - Rhonda Rosenboom

Family Policy That Works

Money For Life

• Welcome to Retirement Simulation - Ruth Freeman
• Money $ense for Kids - Susan McDonnell and Ellen Spurlock
• EITC Outreach Program - Patricia Gorman, Ann Smith and Barb Wollan
• Women and Finances - Phyllis Zalenski and Sue Delaney
• Funding for Housing Program Assistant in Dubuque - Ellen Spurlock
• SW Iowa Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program - Ellen Spurlock
• Money Talk: Women's Financial Education Program - Joyce Lash
• SW Iowa Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program - Mary Beth Kaufman

Nutrition: Choices for Health

• Van Buren County FUN (Families Understanding Nutrition) Program - Barbara Anderson and Sandy McLain
• Lighten Up Iowa - Paulelda Gilbert
• Health Initiatives for Ottumwa Elementary Schools - Barbara Anderson
• Salsa Program - Susan Uthoff
• “I've listened and listened, and decided to give it a try" - Denise Wyland
• Nutrition Education via Television - Jan Temple
• Nutrition Training-FCS Teachers - Susan Klein
• Project Freeze Becomes Self-Sustaining Project - Jill Weber
• Navigating Mid-Life - Jill Weber

Strengthening Family Relationships

• Spanish Family Literacy - Mary Beth Kaufman
• Sibling Rivalry - Janet Brown
• Linn County Empowerment: Participants' Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Community Based Parent Education Model, A Research Summary - Kristi Cooper
• Educational Study Trip to Mexico - Mary Crooks and Patricia Steiner
• Linn County Parent Education Survey Summary 2005 - Kristi Cooper
• Powerful Tools for Caregivers – Wayne County - Pat Swartzlander and Donna Donald

January - March

Building Community Capital

• Barn Quilts of Grundy County - Patricia Gorman

Child Care That Works

• Infant Toddler Child-Care Providers Improve Quality of Care Field Specialists - Pat Anderson and Mary Hughes
• Improving Child Care Quality - Mary Crooks
• Child Care Center Addresses Quality Infant Toddler Child Care - Wendy Peterson
• Child Care Resource and Referral Staff Better Trained to Work with IN-Home Providers using the FDCRS and ITERS-R Environment Rating - Mary Hughes, Pat Anderson, Donna Donald, and Sharon Mays

Family Policy That Works

Money For Life

• Certified Financial Counseling Program- SE Area - Phyllis Zalenski
• Individual Development Account (IDA) Program in NE Iowa - Patricia Gorman
• Availability of Affordable Housing - Ruth Freeman and Craig Hertel
• Financial Counseling for Gamblers - Ellen Spurlock
• Financial Wellness Success Story - Margaret VanGinkel
• A More Confident Money Manager - Margaret VanGinkel
• Winter 2004-2005 Success Story - Mary Snow
• Kids Fest - Mary Snow
• Improving the Family Budget - Joyce Lash

Nutrition: Choices for Health

• Pick a Better Snack Success Story - Jan Temple
• Chef Charles Newsletter - Susan Klein

Strengthening Family Relationships

• Rosenboom's Success Story - Rhonda Rosenboom
• Stories From Dad, Me & My Dad Visitation Kit - Kristi Cooper
• Long Distance Dads - Kristi Cooper
• Strengthening Families Facilitator Training Spreads Program to Communities in Northeast Iowa Area - Janet Brown, Donna Andrusyk, Beverly Berna
• Read with Me Series Builds Early Literacy Skills in Scott County - Wendy Peterson
• Brown Bags for Busy People - Worksite Education Project - Patricia Steiner, Mary Crooks, Phyllis Zalenski, Gene Mohling
• The Family Storyteller Program - Lucas County (The Nest) - Donna Donald
• Caring Adults Serve as After School Mentors to At Risk (of non-graduation) High School Students - Beverly Berna
• Funding the Strengthening Families Program - Paulelda Gilbert
• Dealing with Issues Related to Aging - Cheryl Clark

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